briquet
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.43 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of briquette in all its senses.
noun
A small short sword or sabre of a particular European (especially French) style.
verb
Alternative form of briquette.
Example Sentences
- "1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out."
- "Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette."
- "'[…]blade. I'd say an infantry sword. Briquet sabre, if I know as much as I think I do. Napoleonic.' Jenna's heart galloped. Stacks upon stacks of classics used the Napoleonic War as a backdrop. She'd been right. […]"
- "[…]swords had the Emperor's profile inlaid in silver in the thumb piece. Some NCO's briquets had similar ornaments. The officers' blades were inscribed 'Garde impériale' and either 'Grenadiers à pied' or 'Chasseurs à pied'."
Etymology
In most senses, a variant spelling of briquette. As a lighter, a borrowing of French briquet, from Middle French briquet (“piece, morsel”), from brique (“brick, block”) + -et (suffix forming masculine diminutives). The sword is so called due to its small size and perceived resemblance to a firelighter.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: briquet
Usage
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes
briquette